Principal Consultant

As an employer we believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements, client and individual needs. We are proud of our hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week. You should be able to easily commute to our Manchester office.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of 6point6. We welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work.

As a Principal Consultant, Delivery Lead you will have prior experience of leading significant projects, or working in a management role in a programme, or equivalent. You will have extensive prior experience in leading delivery of significant business outcomes for senior partners. Typically you will have experience of leading teams of 25+ people, though ability to drive outcomes at an appropriate level is more important than team size. You will be able to plan, schedule and monitor work to meet business outcomes including time, cost and quality requirements.

Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:

Client Engagement

• Responsible for the delivery of 6point6 services, ensuring client expectations are met
• Ensure trusted partnerships are established quickly in order to always act in the best interests of our clients
• Collaborate with the Sector Director and Engagement Lead to fully understand client expectations and to help shape our commitments
• Ensure a smooth and consistent delivery approach throughout, in line with our Delivery principles and practices
• Ensure all project / service decisions are aligned with our wider commitments to the client
• Be key point of contact for any scope requests / adjustments
• Be a servant leader, helping to build strong and high-performance teams
• Cultivate strong relationships with key partners

Delivery

• Determine and define project scope and objectives
• Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
• Prepare budget based on scope of work and resource requirements and track project costs in order to meet budget
• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily scrum, backlog grooming and retrospective ceremonies
• Create data-driven dashboards to highlight team performance and proactively find opportunities for adjustment and improvement – e.g. story points delivered, estimation variance and sprint velocity
• Develop and manage a detailed backlog / project schedule and work plan
• Provide project updates to various stakeholders about strategy and progress
• Maintain a comprehensive RAID log and provide regular reports on unblocking impediments and mitigating issues and risks
• Ensure processes are in place in line with our standards
• Support the continuous improvement of delivery and account management practice
• Collaboration with the Delivery Practice on forecasts, client business development, RFP responses, and development of financial models to ensure engagement profitability
• Assist in business development activities, proposals, bid writing and pre-sales
• Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new staff

Requirements

• Extensive project management experience
• Experience in leading highly motivated, cross functional, multi-disciplinary engineering and creative teams
• Pragmatism in delivery at all times – know when to use or blend agile and waterfall framework
• Experience in and with the full software development lifecycle
• Experience embedding and implementing agile delivery techniques
• Must be able to deconstruct complex business needs into clear and simple playable user stories, with agreed acceptance criteria
• Must be able to manage a backlog and run regular shaping exercises with business and technical contributors
• Understanding of the traditional waterfall delivery process, specifically where it makes valuable contributions and where it has limitations
• Experience working in Large ITIL driven enterprise organisations, Certified in ITIL would be desired but not essential
• Familiarity or working knowledge of UK Digital Service Standards and the GDS service design manual
• Ideally Active SC Clearance and experience in the Defence sector.

As a technology consultancy, we look for people who can deliver both exceptional solutions and work as true partners across the organisation. To do this you must be able to:

Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through:

• Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience
• Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance
• Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Demonstrate critical thinking by:

• Analysing and evaluating information
• Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions

Work in partnership with others to:

• Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment
• Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

During your career with us, we actively encourage and support employees to continually upskill and develop their skills and knowledge.